Vicki Spandel's Writing Blog featuring standards, traits, lesson ideas, and the best in current literature for young people. http://sixtraitgurus.wordpress.com/
This practice guide provides four recommendations for improving elementary students’ writing. Each recommendation includes implementation steps and solutions for common roadblocks. The recommendations also summarize and rate supporting evidence. This guide is geared toward teachers, literacy coaches, and other educators who want to improve the writing of their elementary students.
AcademicHelp.net is a free writing guide with tutoring material on practically any type of academic or non-academic writing task.
Their writing guides and samples cover a variety of life’s spheres where you might face the challenge of having to write a document, a paper, or a reference. All our guides, along with their related samples, are logically organized in sections and subsections. AcademicHelp.net is a free resource aimed at nothing but helping us all become better writers.
Bibliography Creator
Allows easy creation of a bibliography based on a range of citation styles. Includes MLA, APA, and Chicago formatss. http://easybib.com/
Google Docs Story Builder
This site helps multiple students build a story. They can collaborate to write a short story and publish it to music. A fun new twist to writing! http://docsstorybuilder.appspot.com/
Writing to Read
Writing to Read: Evidence for How Writing Can Improve Reading identifies three core instructional practices that have been shown to be effective in improving student reading. While reading and writing are closely connected, writing is an often-overlooked tool for improving reading skills and content learning. http://carnegie.org/publications/search-publications/pub/315/
Writing and the Common Core
With the Common Core, is your school teaching writing across the curriculum? We Are Teachers has a new infographic that shows how the six traits can help social studies, math and science teachers incorporate writing instruction. Download the full version here: http://bit.ly/Z6RD1C
Wordcounter is a simple tool that writers can use to identify the words that they use most frequently in their text. To use WordCounter simply copy and paste text into Wordcounter then select how many words should appear in your "frequently used" list. To improve the utility of your "frequently used words" list you can tell Wordcounter to ignore small words (like it or the) and to use only root words.
Writing Resources
NNNC Writing Wiki a variety of resources for teachers and schools.
ESU 4 Six Trait Writing Wiki contains Content Area Writing, Resources, Webinars, and Recommended books.
ESU 3 Writing Extravaganza! Wiki
Lots of great technology integration with writing.
ESU 6 Reading News Writing Wiki
Posters, rubrics, websites, and resources.6 + 1 Trait Writing official website
NDE NeSA Writing website
Six Trait Gurus
Vicki Spandel's Writing Blog featuring standards, traits, lesson ideas, and the best in current literature for young people.http://sixtraitgurus.wordpress.com/
Teaching Elementary School Students to Be Effective Writers
This practice guide provides four recommendations for improving elementary students’ writing. Each recommendation includes implementation steps and solutions for common roadblocks. The recommendations also summarize and rate supporting evidence. This guide is geared toward teachers, literacy coaches, and other educators who want to improve the writing of their elementary students.AcademicHelp.net is a free writing guide with tutoring material on practically any type of academic or non-academic writing task.
Their writing guides and samples cover a variety of life’s spheres where you might face the challenge of having to write a document, a paper, or a reference. All our guides, along with their related samples, are logically organized in sections and subsections. AcademicHelp.net is a free resource aimed at nothing but helping us all become better writers.Bibliography Creator
Allows easy creation of a bibliography based on a range of citation styles. Includes MLA, APA, and Chicago formatss.http://easybib.com/
Google Docs Story Builder
This site helps multiple students build a story. They can collaborate to write a short story and publish it to music. A fun new twist to writing!http://docsstorybuilder.appspot.com/
Writing to Read
Writing to Read: Evidence for How Writing Can Improve Reading identifies three core instructional practices that have been shown to be effective in improving student reading. While reading and writing are closely connected, writing is an often-overlooked tool for improving reading skills and content learning.http://carnegie.org/publications/search-publications/pub/315/
Writing and the Common Core
With the Common Core, is your school teaching writing across the curriculum? We Are Teachers has a new infographic that shows how the six traits can help social studies, math and science teachers incorporate writing instruction. Download the full version here: http://bit.ly/Z6RD1CKelly Gallagher's Article of the Week for High School Students.
Each week, a short current news article is assigned for students to read and respond to in writing. This activity helps to build students' prior knowledge and broaden their reading experiences into real-world text. Click here for archived articles. and download a few previous Articles of the Week below."No More Curtain Calls for Elephants" Los Angeles Times
"High School Dropouts Costly to American Economy" CBS Reports: Where America Stands
"Sports Drinks Role Often Overplayed" by Chris Woolston for the Los Angeles Times
"Digital Shadow: How Companies Track You Online" The Atlantic Online
A common core writing program, contains lessons, videos, blog, newsletter, and resources for the teaching of writing.
www.writestepswriting.com
WordCounter
Wordcounter is a simple tool that writers can use to identify the words that they use most frequently in their text. To use WordCounter simply copy and paste text into Wordcounter then select how many words should appear in your "frequently used" list. To improve the utility of your "frequently used words" list you can tell Wordcounter to ignore small words (like it or the) and to use only root words.Poway School Language Arts & Writing
Variety of resources for Writing.Math Wire
Activities to support writing in the math classroom.http://mathwire.com/